Truck attachment for seeders.



No. 800,991. PATENTED OCT. 3, 1905. S. K. DENNIS. TRUCK ATTACHMENT FORSEEDERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1905- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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SAMUEL K. DENNIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONALHARVESTER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed August 6, 1905. Serial No. 272,872.

To (1] Z whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL K. DnNNIs,a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Truck Attachments forSeeders, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to seeders, and particularly to a truck attachmentfor machines of that class whereby the machine may be so mounted that itwill readily pass through a narrow opening or may be drawn throughnarrow lanes or roads when being transported to or from a field; and itconsists in providing a truck-axle secured in a transverse positionintermediate the ends of the seed-hopper and adapted to receive theregular ground-wheels of the machine; also,in providingmeans whereby thetongue may be transferred from the front of the machine to one of theregular axes of the wheels.

The invention further consists in the novel construction and combinationof the several parts, as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 represents a partial plan view of a seeder, hopper, andtruck attachment embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section online A B of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail of the tongue-socket.Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the truck-axle and supporting-bracket online C D of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a part of the machine,showing the manner of attaching the truck and pole for transportationpurposes; and Fig. 6 is a sectional detail of a part of thetongueattaching means.

Similar reference characters denote similar parts throughout the severalviews.

1 represents the seed-hopper, mounted upon the longitudinally-arrangedframe members 2 and 3 and provided with the usual stub-axles at each endthereof adapted to have the groundwheels journaled thereon, one of whichaxles being shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5. A bracket-piece 4c issecured to the frame members 2 and 3 at the center portion thereof andto the bottom of the hopper and is provided with a forwardly-projectingtubular portion 5, adapted to enter the rear end of a socket-piece 6,secured to the rear end of a tongue-piece'7, the socket-piece beingsecured to the bracket by means of a pin 8 passing through openings inthe two members.

The tongue may be of the usual length where two draft-animals are usedand suitably supported laterally by braces extending to the associatedframe members in any approved form, or a thill attachment may be used,as represented in the drawings, the only essential being to provide aready means for attachment and detachment of the parts.

9 is a truck-axle having the journal portions 10 and 11,adapted toreceive the ground-wheels of the seeder in the same manner as thestubaxles at the ends of the hopper and which are secured thereon by theusual keys passing through openings in the outer ends of the journals.The axle is provided with a downwardly-bent portion 12, disposed in ahorizontal plane and embraced by the depending sides 13 and 14 of adepending bracket 15, secured to the frame members '2 and 3 by means ofthe upstanding ears 16 and 17, in which position it is secured by meansof the bolt 18.

The socket-piece 6 is provided with a transverse opening 19 near itsouter, end that registers with a corresponding opening 20 through thetubular portion 5 in a manner to receive the securing means when inposition for the regular operation of the machine, and when the tongueattachment is transposed to its position on one of the stub-axles of theseeder there is an additional opening 21, vertically disposedtherethrough, that will register with the opening at the other end ofthe axle-journal in a manner to receive the securing-pin, as shown inFig. 5.

WV hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. In a truck attachment for seeders, the combination of a hopper framemembers upon which said hopper is mounted, ground-wheels, journals forsaid ground -wheels longitudinally disposed relative to the hopper, atruckaxle mounted in a transverse position relative to the hopper andintermediate its ends, said truck-axle having a downwardly-bent middleportion secured to said frame members and journal portions at oppositeends thereof and above the plane of said bent portion adapted to receivesaid ground-wheels.

2. In a truck attachment for seeders, the combination of a frame, ahopper mounted on said frame, stub-axles mounted at the ends of saidframe and extendinglongitudinally relative to said hopper, a truck-axlesupported by the frame and extending upon opposite sides thereof atright angles to the stub-axles, said truck-axle having a downwardly-bentmiddle portion secured to said frame and journals at its opposite endsabove the plane of the bent portion and ground-Wheels adapted to bemounted either on said stub-axles or on said truck-axle.

3. In a truck attachment for seeders, thev combination of a hopper framemembers upon which said hopperis mounted, ground-Wheels, journals forsaid ground-Wheels longitudinally disposed relative to the hopper, atruckaxle mounted in a transverse position relative to said hopper andintermediate its ends, said truck-axle having a downwardly-bent middleportion secured to said frame members and journal portions at oppositeends thereof and above the plane of the bent portion adapted to receivesaid ground-Wheels, a tongue arranged for attachment to one of saidlongitudinally-disposed Wheel-journals, and means for connecting saidtongue with said frame.

4. In a truck attachment for seeders, the combination of a hoppermounted upon frame members arranged longitudinally thereof, ground-wheels, journals for said ground- Wheels longitudinally disposedrelative to the hopper, a truck-axle mounted in a transverse positionrelative to said hopper and intermediate its ends, said truck-axlehaving a downwardly-bent middle portion secured to said frame membersand journal portions at opposite ends thereof and above the plane ofsaid bent portion adapted to receive said ground-Wheels, a bracketsecured to said hopper and provided with a forwardly-projecting tubularportion, a tongue, a draft-piece secured to said tongue and adapted toreceive either said tubular portion of said bracket or one of thejournals for the ground-Wheels.

5. In a truck attachment for seeders, the combination of a hopper, aframe comprising two longitudinally-arranged frame members upon whichsaid hopper is mounted, ground- Wheels, journals for said ground-Wheelslongitudinally disposed relative to the hopper, a bracket secured tosaid frame members, a truck-axle having a downwardly-bent middle portionembraced by said bracket in a transverse position relative to the hopperand intermediate its ends, said truck-axle being provided with journalportions at opposite ends thereof and above the plane of said bentportion adapted to receive said ground-Wheels, a tongue arranged forattachment to one of said Wlieel-journals, and means for connecting saidtongue With said frame.

6. In a truck attachment for seeders, the combination of a hopper, aframe com 'irising tWo longitudinally-arranged frame members upon Whichsaid hopper is mounted, ground- Wheels, journals for said ground-\vheels longitudinally disposed relative to the hopper, a dependingbracket secured to said frame members, said bracket having dependingsides, a truck-axle mounted in said bracket in a transverse positionrelative to the hopper intermediate its ends and embraced by the sidesof said bracket, said truck-axle being provided With journal portionsadapted to receive said ground-Wheels, a tongue arranged for attachmentto one of said wheel-journals, and means for connecting said tongue withsaid frame.

7. In a truck attachment for seeders, the combination of a hopper, aframe comprising two longitudinally-arranged frame members upon Whichsaid hopper is mounted, ground- Wheels, journals for said ground-Wheelslongitudinally disposed relative to the hopper, a depending bracketsecured transversely to said frame members by means of upstanding earportions, said bracket having depending sides, a truck-axle having adownwardly-depending bent portion embraced by the sides of said bracketand secured therein by a bolt passing through openings in said sides andbeloW said axle, said truck-axle being provided With journal portionsadapted to receive said ground-Wheels, a tongue arranged for attachmentto one of said Wheel-journals, and means for connecting said tongue Withsaid frame.

In Witness whereof I hereto affix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

SAMUEL K. DENNIS.

IVitnesses:

J. O. VVARNes, GnAs. W. NOVAK.

